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OPERATION
LISTENING AT HIGHER VOLUMES
Significantly more power is required to achieve a reasonable level of volume
when speakers are installed outdoors. The two primary reasons for this are that
when listening outdoors, there are no walls to reflect and contain the sound
and listeners often find themselves further from the speakers. Trying to compen-
sate for this by turning up the amplifier’s volume can create “clipping” distor-
tion, which is caused by the amplifier running out of power.
Clipping distortion makes treble sound very harsh and unmusical. When you
hear harsh sounding treble from any good speaker indoors or outdoors, turn the
volume down immediately! Those harsh sounds are masking some much more
powerful ultra-high-frequency sound spikes which will quickly damage any
fine loudspeaker.
CLEANING
You can clean the OS3's with a dampened soft cloth or paper towel. If the
speaker is mounted high up on a wall or ceiling, use a broom to gently brush it
off. Hosing off the speaker is not recommended, as the tweeter is a precise
mechanism which might be damaged by a high pressure stream of water.
OPERATION
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